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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2009.20.8.761

Design of Diversity Vehicle Antennas for FM Radio Reception  

Ahn, Seung-Beom (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Hongik University)
Noh, Young-Ho (Corporate Research & Development Division, Hyundai.Kia Motors)
Oh, Jung-Hoon (Corporate Research & Development Division, Hyundai.Kia Motors)
Choo, Ho-Sung (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Hongik University)
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The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science / v.20, no.8, 2009 , pp. 761-769 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we report on the channel capacity and diversity gain of the vehicle on-glass antenna for FM radio reception. The correlation coefficient and channel capacity were obtained using the simulated 3D radiation pattern of each antenna and the Rayleigh channel model for urban environment. To examine the channel capacity we used two antennas which are a simple straight antenna and L-type antenna. Then we observed the available channel capacity by varying the position of feeds and the shape of the L-type antenna. The sample antenna, which has a maximum feed distance with different polarizations, was built and the receiving performance was measured in the weak FM field area. From the results we confirmed that the distance between the feeds should be placed as far as possible for the high channel capacity. If the distance between the feeds are greater than a certain threshold value than the polarizations of the two antennas are getting more important for determining the channel capacity.
Keywords
On-Glass Antenna; Channel Capacity; Diversity Antenna;
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